The escalating noise over Grab’s interest in acquiring GoTo has turned a strategic issue into a political and corporate spectacle. At the center of this swirl stands Patrick Walujo, a CEO now portrayed as the primary obstacle to a merger that appears to be advancing through opaque channels. The framing has become almost theatrical: Patrick versus everybody. Yet the deeper one looks, the clearer it becomes that even Patrick himself does not fully understand who is driving this sudden pressure to accelerate consolidation. To subscribe please click here
